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 seminar / education          16 بهمن 1392 - 05 February 2014


Focus on the Future Empowering Agents of Change




DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Are you worried about the pressing social, economic, environmental, political and spiritual challenges facing our world today? Then join us for our conference!

It is absolutely clear that dramatic changes in all dimensions of society (political, social, economic, and environmental) are imperative.  IGE is joining this effort by hosting Focus on the Future: Empowering Agents of Change in Costa Rica, March 3 and 4, 2014.  This conference will bring together change agents from around the world who want to make it a better place to live, to work and to be.  They will come from different sectors and generations and bring different issues, strategies, and points of view. Join us to learn from leading change agents and from one another how to empower ourselves and others.

From presentations by successful social innovators and from participative processes, participants will identify the needs of change agents and explore strategies to increase the effectiveness of efforts and actions.  You will learn about the huge numbers of change agents, around the world, who are working at local and global levels and are improving the world, one change at a time. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with one another, learning, sharing and supporting each other.

Highlights of this conference include….

 

    Visit the United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) to join their faculty for presentations and dialogue on peace and sustainability.   Presenters include:

    Prof. Virginia Cawagas, Coordinator, Peace Education Program, UPEACE
    Dr. Leban Serto, Coordinator of Peace Studies Department, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Northeast India
    Dr. Toh Swee-Hin, Distinguished Professor, UPEACE

 

    Participate in a presentation sponsored by the Earth Charter International Secretariat (formed at Rio Earth Summit) on sustainable development at UPEACE, their international headquarters.  Presenters include:

    Prof. Mirian Vilella, Executive Director, Earth Charter International Secretariat and Coordinator, UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development with the Earth Charter, UPEACE
    Dr. Neils Christiansen, Dean of Education, Institute for Global Education
    Dr. Brian Down-Uribe, Dept. of Environment, Peace and Security, UPEACE; co-founder, The New Roots Institute for the Study of Food Systems

 

    Keynote presentations, including:

    Dr. Richard Schneider, Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Institute of Global Education, dedicated to peace, social justice, environmental sustainability, and equal opportunity

    Speaking on Focus on the Future – Empowering Agents of Change - We are all connected in one big web of life and have the power to make a difference, empowering ourselves and others is the key to creating a clear path for our shared future.

2. Andrew Harvey, internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, spiritual teacher and Founder/Director of the Institute of Sacred Activism

    Speaking on Sacred Activism – The fusion of deep spiritual knowledge and passion with clear, wise, action dedicated to a more loving, sustainable and peaceful world.

 

    Participate in this exciting Peace Counts Workshop

Combining peace education and constructive journalism, the Peace Counts Workshop brings a milieu of hope to finding a vision of peace, highlighting reports on successful peace builders around the world and training programs to be used in educational settings to inspire students and enrich university curricula and non-formal education.

    Dr. Leban Serto, Coordinator of Peace Studies Department, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Northeast India

Venue
Name: San José Palacio Hotel
Address : Residencial El Robledal
City: San José
State : San José
Country : Costa Rica ژ